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There were 143 multiracial students enrolled in Franklin County school districts in the 2023-24 school year, 3.4% more than the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Data showed that multiracial students made up 2.6% of the 5,503 students in the county. They were the second most represented ethnicity.

Among the nine districts in Franklin County, Benton Consolidated High School District 103 recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 30 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Franklin County.

Illinois allocated $8.6 billion to K-12 education in its 2025 budget—a $350 million increase over FY 2024, meeting the minimum required under the state’s school funding formula.

As of the 2023-24 school year, Illinois public schools enrolled approximately 1.85 million students across nearly 4,000 schools. There was roughly one teacher for every 15 students, slightly better than the national average of 1:16.

District	multiracial Student Enrollment Percentage	Total enrollment
Benton Consolidated High School District 103	5.1%	588
Benton Community Consolidated School District 47	2.7%	1,022
Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196	4.7%	573
Frankfort Community Unit School District 168	1.4%	1,503
Zeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188	4.2%	479
Christopher Community Unit School District 99	2.4%	696